Sierra Molecular AssayAssure®

Sierra Molecular Corporation is the manufacturer of an unique, patented pre-analytical ambient temperature biological sample preservation technology. We continue to develop, innovate, test, and refine, both in-house and by independent lab validation. We are headquartered in Incline Village, NV with employees working on the East and West Coast of the United States. We provide biological specimen collection, preservation, and storage in clinical, research, environmental, and global healthcare fields.

Our patented line of ambient temperature biological sample preservatives includes AssayAssure® Genelock, Multilock, Envirolock, and Hemolock(in Beta testing). AssayAssure® serves as both a biological sample transport medium and an ambient temperature preservative, thus removing the need (and cost) for cold-chain transport. Our sample stabilization technology extends holding times days to weeks compared to non-preserved samples while ensuring accurate results. The stabilization chemistry improves the sensitivity and specificity of assays, including detection and enumeration of low-prevalence targets. Multiple research studies have shown that samples can be refrigerated or frozen after the addition of our biostatic preservatives for long-term storage and reanalysis.
The AssayAssure® product line includes sample collection and transport devices with unique liquid stabilization chemistries. Analysis platforms include microscopy, PCR, real-time PCR, reverse-transcript PCR , Next-Gen Sequencing (NGS), culture, microarrays, and flow cytometry. There is a 70% to 80% cost-savings associated with using the AssayAssure® line of sample collection and transport mediums compared to dry-ice and cool pack shipping.

Sample matrices include:

Urine

Saliva

Fecal

Blood, Plasma

Skin cells

Cancer Cells

Water

Soil

Plant Cells

Mammalian Cells

Surfaces

Wound secretions/Exudate

Puss

Target analytes include:

DNA

RNA

Protein markers

Bacteria

Viruses

Gene fusion transcripts

Pathogens studied include:

E. Coli

Shigella

Staphylococcus aureus

Total coliform

Salmonella

Chlamydia

Rickettsia

N gonorrhea

Dickseya dadantii

Gardnarella

Atopobium vaginallis

Herpes Simplex Virus

Mycoplasm genitallium

Bordetella pertussis

HIV

Haemophilus

Treponema pallidium

Prostate cancer

Bacterial vaginosis

Shistosoma haematobium

Microsystins

Streptococcus

Yersinia pestis

Leptospira

Human Microbiome Studies

Environmental Microbiome Studies

Sierra Molecular continues to partner with major research institutions and diagnostic laboratories around the world to develop and validate innovative products and novel applications of its technology. Research with AssayAssure® has been cited in more than 60 published articles in many prestigious journals. We offer a Data Share program to partner with universities and agencies that are interested in Beta testing our products on new research and test analytes.

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About Sierra Molecular

Sierra Molecular Corporation launched AssayAssure to commercialize a unique, patented pre-analytical ambient temperature biological sample preservation technology. Our product line works on many biological sample matrices including urine, urogenital, saliva, fecal, skin cells, cancer cells, plant cells, blood, and soil. We continue to develop, innovate, test, and refine, both in-house and by independent lab validation. We are headquartered in Incline Village, NV with employees working on the East and West Coast of the United States. Sierra Molecular provides biological specimen collection, transport, and preservation for clinical, research, environmental, and global healthcare fields.